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Listening practice for ages 9–10

At ages 9–10 listening is about detail: hearing the order of events, telling fact from opinion and retelling in your own words.

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What your child practices at ages 9–10

  • Details and their order
  • Fact or opinion?
  • Retelling in your own words
  • Comparing two spoken messages
  • Catching numbers and names
  • Cause and effect in a story

What the questions look like

Three examples at the ages 9–10 level. In BrainBite, every question comes with an instant explanation.

“Broccoli is packed with vitamins. Broccoli is disgusting.” Which is the opinion?

Broccoli is disgusting. Vitamins can be checked — taste is personal. Sounding sure doesn't make it a fact.

The bus leaves at 8:15 from platform 3. When does it leave?

8:15. Numbers fly by fast in spoken language. Trained ears catch them the first time.

“Because it rained, the match was cancelled.” Why cancelled?

Because it rained. Cause and effect: the word ‘because’ is the hinge of the sentence.

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